The Board granted service connection for depression and anxiety on a secondary basis, and tinnitus. Other claims were denied or remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the nexus between the Veteran's service-connected back with associated radiculopathies and his depression and anxiety, as well as the onset of tinnitus during service.
- Claimed conditions
- depression, anxiety, tinnitus, high cholesterol, left leg disability (apart from sciatic radiculopathy), right leg disability (apart from sciatic radiculopathy), coronary artery disease (CAD), erectile dysfunction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension, thyroid disability, including Hashimoto's thyroiditis and myxedema coma, binswanger's disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2024
- Citation
- 24001614
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of October 21, 2021, for the grant of service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder to ensure a proper examination and etiology opinion are provided.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and pernicious anemia, and the Board dismissed both appeals.
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